Moung Phoset, a male member of the Sacred Hairy Family of Burma. This family's hypertrichosis stretched over 5 generations. The Hairy Family was exhibited as freaks by PT Barnum for a season in the UK, and a brief tour in the US. in 1888. Hypertrichosis is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. From Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887.

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